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pull-through

pull-through

1 8.4
A cloth on a cord with a weight used to clean a gun barrel
  • noun
  • /pʊl-θru/
  • Specialized
translation icon : limpiador de cañones
  • Then we are suddenly pulled through the window, smashing glass, careening back into: dream flash - nightmare Springwood.

Examples

  • Still, like a soul being pulled through time and space, I do love it.

    Blog text (3)

  • The next instant he's grabbed and pulled through the window, right into the ground.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She moved her head slightly away and, with her fingers, tugged at the stitch, which she then pulled through the puckered skin of the healed wound.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • A pull-through makes cleaning the rifle barrel much easier and faster.

  • With a pull-through, you can ensure that your firearm is properly maintained.

  • Using a pull-through is essential for keeping the accuracy of your handgun intact.

Surface Forms

pull-through singular
pull-throughs plural

Morphology

pull-through = pull (transparent) = through + pull

The noun denotes an implement that is literally pulled through the barrel; the combination of 'pull' + 'through' directly describes its function. [Postprocessing: moved 'through' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Pull-through is made of the words pull ('to pull') and through ('from one side to the other'). It is a cloth on a cord with a small weight that you pull through a gun barrel to clean it.